Summer 2013: Villa Transfers, Speculation, Suggestions and Rumours

[Ozzjim]

I agree John, and think once Bent and one of Given and or Ireland are gone, then we might see 2 more come in this window. But it will all depend on those wages.

Kiyotake looks a really decent player, but if he has a release clause of around 10 million Euros surely that is what we would have to pay. Unless we are dealing with Liverpool in disguise. Then it is a case of a lost contract and charge what you like!

[Toronto Villa]

Samuel E'Too would be nice but would Gabby be happy to sit on the bench for him. Maybe one of those Brazilians but I am not familiar with them.

Eto'o also makes something like £250,000 a week. Nuts

[eamonn]

I can't believe we'd offer 10 mil to be honest

It's not a great deal more than we payed for Benteke and probably around what we were willing to pay for Dempsey.  I'd say we would buy a £10m player again, but only when Lambert is fully convinced he's worth the money. 

It's a fair chunk considering the player apparently only has a year left on his contract.

[ADVILLAFAN]

I can't believe we'd offer 10 mil to be honest

It's not a great deal more than we payed for Benteke and probably around what we were willing to pay for Dempsey.  I'd say we would buy a £10m player again, but only when Lambert is fully convinced he's worth the money. 

It's a fair chunk considering the player apparently only has a year left on his contract.

I thought he'd signed a new contract with them and had about 3 years left of it?

[Surrey Villain]

How many more midfield players do we need?

[Concrete John]

How many more midfield players do we need?

If we play 4-3-3 then we need 6 based on the 'two for every position' mantra.  So with KEA, Westwood, Delph, Sylla and Bacuna that leaves room for one, unless we're counting Gardner as ready to take the final place.

[Concrete John]

I can't believe we'd offer 10 mil to be honest

It's not a great deal more than we payed for Benteke and probably around what we were willing to pay for Dempsey.  I'd say we would buy a £10m player again, but only when Lambert is fully convinced he's worth the money. 

It's a fair chunk considering the player apparently only has a year left on his contract.

It depends on how highly the player would be valued if he had longre left.  We wanted £18m for Barry and then sold him for £12m when he only had a year left.  Using that as a basis for the maths, it would make Kiyotake a £15m player under normal market conditions. 

[supertom]

I can't believe we'd offer 10 mil to be honest

It's not a great deal more than we payed for Benteke and probably around what we were willing to pay for Dempsey.  I'd say we would buy a £10m player again, but only when Lambert is fully convinced he's worth the money. 

It's a fair chunk considering the player apparently only has a year left on his contract.

It depends on how highly the player would be valued if he had longre left.  We wanted £18m for Barry and then sold him for £12m when he only had a year left.  Using that as a basis for the maths, it would make Kiyotake a £15m player under normal market conditions. 

This lad has a good reputation in probably the second best league in Europe at the moment. I think 10 mill could be a snip, but I'd guess we want to ship 2-3 before bringing anyone else in.

[Ozzjim]

He joined last summer on a 3 year deal, so has two left from what I can see.

[Damo70]

Maybe we should stop talking and hoping about Ireland going. Nobody appears to want him, so we appear to be in a 'Zigic' situation.

[Des Little]

How many more midfield players do we need?

Rather like asking any woman the same question about shoes...

[Salsa Party Animal]

By now we should have got rid of Barry/Nathan to lower division clubs, Hutton to Spain, Bent to Fulham and Given to any club need a goalkeeper. I wonder do anyone want to sign Stephen Ireland yet. Have he got one year left on his contract ?

[danlanza]

Maybe we should stop talking and hoping about Ireland going. Nobody appears to want him, so we appear to be in a 'Zigic' situation.

I would say that he is being a stuborn fuckeer. He does not give a flying shite about our club and he will be willing to just stay for the cash. To me it makes huge sense to cancel his contract, pay him up and get rid. Free agent then, on his own back. Same with Hutton, same with Bent, although, Bent is the only one that will leave, come back, and have the whole of the ground applauding, whatever team he goes to. Good luck Darren Bent.

[Salsa Party Animal]

I wish it is simple as paying 500,000 to both players and contract ended. But football don't work like that

[Des Little]

Can't we just borrow that Sky helicopter doing the rounds and drop Barry off at say, Blackburn, Fonz at Blackpool, Given at Celtic and Ireland in the middle of the North Sea? The twunt.